Where does “花道” come from?

花道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 道, from Middle Chinese 道 — way.

花道 (Japanese): flower arrangement, ikebana

Definitions

  1. flower arrangement, ikebana

Ancestry of “花道”, step by step

花道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
2Middle Chinese道way

via Japanese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花a flower
2Old Japanese花flower

Words derived from “花道”

Every word from Middle Chinese 道 →Every word from Japanese 道 →